The University of Zimbabwe Faculty of medicine and Health Sciences (UZ-FMHS) RSC was established in 2010, as a one-stop centre for research support to faculty and students. The RSC provides research support services that include identification and dissemination of funding opportunities, grant proposal development and submission, award negotiation, project and financial management. The RSC operates in close liaison with other university structures guiding and supporting research including the College Research Board, the Postgraduate Office and the Central Finance Office.

The RSC aims to engender a culture of research in the College in line with the university’s strategic focus of bolstering its recognition internationally as a centre of excellence research and innovation.